Curriculum Overview

Woodlands School Curriculum Rationale

The children and young people who attend our school are the centre of everything we do. Respect and ambition for each pupil are at the heart of the school, alongside a belief in each child's potential. Our pupils have a wide range of learning needs including severe, profound and complex learning difficulties and many have a broad range of additional special educational needs, including hearing or visual impairments, epilepsy or other health conditions, and autistic spectrum disorder.

Our school values are summarised by the Woodlands TRAIL;
Together we Raise Aspirations for Independence and Life-long learning.

Our school motto is;
“Together we grow and learn”

This is about everyone – parents, staff, governors and the wider school community – working in partnership to ensure that every child can succeed and reach their full potential.

The curriculum initiatives, the commitment by the staff to excellence and our aspiration for the children and young people results in outstanding achievements. This is expressed through the way the school plans, develops, delivers and evaluates. Woodlands School is an innovative and dynamic place to be.

Handbooks

Communication and Interaction Handbook

Foundation Handbook

Careers Handbook

Curriculum Handbook (in progress)

Literacy handbook (in progress)

Math's (in progress)

Sixth Form Handbook (in progress)

Pathway Provision

At Woodlands we are dedicated to ensuring that our students are supported well and access adapted teaching and learning which is responsive to their unique needs and barriers to learning. In order to facilitate this, we have 5 different pathways which our pupils will be on based not merely on their ability but a range of learner characteristics. These pathways are named, Foundation, Discoverers, Adventurers, Pioneers and Voyagers. When our pupils first join us in Early Years they will automatically begin on our Foundation Pathway where they will access the EYFS curriculum. We will then use this time to get to know the pupil and identify which pathway would be best for the individual learner to progress onto when they are ready, using the knowledge of the young person and their learner characteristics.

Pathways and Class Groups Rationale

Pathway Overview